Friday, August 1, 2008

little gems

here's a survey of my favorite jewelry from past and present. the pieces i love the most are the ones that have a story to tell: those picked up on my travels, those made by someone i know, those found in unexpected places.

my most sentimental and most often worn piece is the necklace i found for $1 in the junk bin at an antique show; i was fourteen and it was my first real find. i've worn it for years and those who know me are probably really sick of seeing it by now. i don't think it's worth much, but an antiques dealer stopped me once and asked where i got it. she recognized the piece and told me it was from the 1930s; there's a set out there somewhere with a bracelet and earrings to match. i haven't seen them, but that's OK; i don't like to get too matchy-matchy.

do you have a signature piece of jewelry? or one with a really interesting story?

[p.s. i'm having a super sneaky snacky afternoon alternating between snak saks of mini nutter butters and mini oreos. my children are in the other room eating carrots. evil, i know...]

so... my 5 year old got the mini oreo snackies last night before bed and wasn't too happy when she found there were only 3 left in the bag. my thought was, i left 3 in the bag? how odd; i must have gotten distracted at the end of my binge.

hrsj have a great trip; eeeee i would love to see those fake rings; krissy i'll be sure to tell more snacky stories; stephanie if i had those delish german chocos and desserts i would hide them all too; tr i would love to know how often you have to replenish those oreos.

My sister-in-law made me a charm bracelet when E was just a few months old that had a tiny silver bassinet on it. The top of the bassinet lifted up to reveal a little silver baby inside. Shortly after she gave it to me, E and I flew to Denver and somehow, it fell off on the plane, and I didn't notice until we had left the airport. I was so sad. About 4 years later, I happened to find the same charm on eBay. Now, it's E's favorite bracelet for me to wear. She loves to open the bassinet and look at the baby. So sweet.